Time-stamp gage device.



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APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 1,11908.

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TIME STAMP GAGE DEVICE` APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 1, 190s.

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HERMAN C. VIZENTS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO TOM MCNAUGHTON, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

TI1V.[E-STAMP GAG-E DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led June 1, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN O. VIZENTs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Time-Stamp Gage Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a novel construction of gage-device for use, more particularly, as an attachment on the bed-plate of a time-stamp to facilitate using the latter by guiding into position a card to be stamped 4by the employee for noting thereon the time of his coming in or going out, the time of beginning or finishing a piece of work, or

Vthe like.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows my gage-plate by a view in end elevation in its operative position on a time-stamp, which is illustrated by a dotted representation; Fig. 2 shows the gage-plate by a view in front elevation; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same, with a time-card, shown dotted, in position thereon; Fig. 4, a similar view of the time-card; Fig. 5, a view in end elevation of the gage-plate, showing the end thereof opposite that presented in Fig. 1; Fig. 6, a section on the irregular line 6, Fig. 5, and Fig. 7, a broken perspective view showing the index-knob of the device in unassembled relation to the plate.

The plate 8, which is of general rectangular form and shown to be provided with rounded corners, is adapted to seat upon the bed of a time-stamp 9 of any desired construction, to which it is fastened, as by screws. In the part of the plate which is imposed on said bed is contained an opening 10 to register with the impression-pad of the stamp against which its swinging type-head operates. At intervals along t-he portion of the plate which projects beyond a side of the stamp-bed are provided therein parallel transverse slots 11, 12, 13, 14; and extending in the plane between the slot-s 11 and 12 is a longer slot 15 parallel with a similar slot 16 extending in the plane between the slots 13 and 14 and adjacent to which are marked on the plate, in succession along the slot the abbreviated names of the seven days of the week. The plate bears the legend A. M. In. in line with the slot 11, A. M. Out. in line with the slot 12, P. M. In. in line with the slot 13, and P M. Out. in line with the slot 14, or

such other matter as may be required to corespond with printed matter on a timecar In depending bearings 17 and 18 on the plate is journaled a shaft 19 carrying stopingers 20, 21, 22 and 23 respectively registering with the slots 11, 12, 13 and 14 to be protruded through them, these ngers eX- tending successively at right-angles to each other. This shaft has slight longitudinal movement in its bearings against the resistance of a spiral spring 24 surrounding it and confined between the hub of the finger 23 and the bearing 18 beyond the outer face of which the shaft 19 projects concentrically with a series of pin-holes 25, 26, 27 and 28, corresponding in number with the stopfinger slots and formed equidistant apart in the outer face of the bearing, to be engaged by a pin 29 projecting from the hub of a handle 30, or knob, secured-on the protruding end of the shaft and affording the medium by which to pull it outwardly and turn it. The knob 30 is shown in its preferred square form, and bears on its four edge-surfaces legend-matter corresponding, respectively, with that at the ends of the stop-finger slots. A gage-bar 31 is reciprocably supported on the face of the plate 8 and has depending from it similar bifurcated guide-legs, 32, 32, which project through the slots 15 and 16 and are connected by a thin slide-strip 33 of spring-steel bearing against the under face of the plate for confining the gage-bar thereon and permitting it to be reciprocated freely for registering it with the respective names of the days of the week on the plate. The gage-bar is reciprocated through the medium of a rod 34 having its ends movably confined in the forks of the legs 32, this rod being carried on the ends of similar arms 35, 35, extending correspondingly from a rock-shaft 36 j ournaled in bearing-lugs 37 and 38 depending from the plate 8 and having slight longitudinal play in its bearings against the resistance of a spiral spring 39 confined between the lug 38 and the hub of the adjacent arm 35.

To operate the shaft 36 it is provided on its outer end with a knurled knob 40, or handle, carrying a finger 41 from which a pin 42 projects laterally to engage with any one of a series of seven holes or depressions 43 provided to describe an arc of a circle in the outer face of the lug 38. A tongue 47 extends from the bar 31 along an edge of the slot 11 and affords means for confining a time-card in position on the gage-plate while the card is being stamped as hereinafter described.

A time-card 45, shown in Fig. 4 as suitable for use with my device, has a space 46 on it for the name of the employee to whom it relates, and a space 461 for his number, and is ruled with longitudinal lines forming between them seven spaces denoting the days of the week and with transverse lines forming four columns headed respectively, f In Out In Out and Total though this matter is subject to variation to corre" spond with matter on the index-knob 30 different from that shown.

To use the gageedevice the bar 31 is set to register with the proper name of any day of the week in the line of the names. This may be done at the beginning of each day by pulling outward on the knob 40 to free the pin 42 from a hole 43 and permit turning of the shaft 36 and finger 41 to register the pin with the hole 43 corresponding with the name of the day, with which the gage-bar is required to register, thus with Monday as represented in Fig. 3. So turning the shaft moves the arms 35 to engage the rod 34 carried by them with the bifurcated legs 32 and thereby move correspondingly the bar 31 into the desired registry, wherein it is locked. upon release of the knob 40, by the recoil of the spring 39 engaging the pin 42 with the proper hole 43. With the device thus set for the day the employees, as they come in and go out, adjust their respective cards 45 into proper position upon the plate 8, each by inserting a card under the tongue 47 with its top-edge against the bar 31, and works the time stamp in the usual manner.

To cause the card to be stamped with the time of coming in the morning, the knob 30 is pulled outwardly to free its pin 29 and permit it to be turned to display uppermost the A. M. In. upon it, and thereby turn the shaft 19 to project the stop-finger 20 through the slot 11 into the path of the ad- Vance-edge of the inserted card; and on releasing the knob, the spring 24 retracts the shaft to lock it by engagement of the pin 29 with the hole 25. While the finger 2O occupies that position it affords a stop against inserting the card further than is necessary to properly register it for stamping in the first vcolumn on its left-hand end headed In for the morning of the day, during which, when an employee goes out, he adjusts the shaft 19 to protrude the finger 21 through the slot 12, whereby the knob is caused to display A. M. Gut and that finger then affords a stop against inserting the card further than required for properly registering it to be stamped in the next succeeding column headed Out. In the same manner the device is set for stamping In and Out columns relating to the afternoon on the card by causing the finger 22 or 23, as the case may be, to protrude through the respective slots 13 and 14 and afford a stop for properly limiting the extent of inserting the cards in adjusting them into place to be stamped.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. A gage-device comprising a plate containing an opening and a series of slots, a shaft journaled on said plate and carrying stop-fingers extending from it at different angles to be protruded through the respective slots by turning the saft, a gage-bar supported on said plate and movable on the face thereof, and means for moving said bar, substantially for the purpose set forth.

2. A gage-device comprising a plate containing an opening and a series of slots and provided with designating characters relating to the slots, a shaft j ournaled in bearings on said plate and provided with an operating knob, locking means for the shaft, stop-fingers extending at different angles from the shaft to be protruded, by turning it, through the respective slots, a gage-bar supported on said plate and movable on the face thereof, means for moving said bar, and a series of designating' characters on the plate with reference to which said bar is movable, substantally for the purpose set forth.

3. A gage-device comprising a plate containing an opening and a series of slots, a shaft journaled on said plate and carrying stop-fingers extending from it at different angles to be protruded through the respective slots by turning the shaft, a gage-bar supported on said plate and movable on the face thereof, a tongue extending from said bar, and means on the plate for moving said bar, substantially for the purpose set forth.

4. A gage-device comprising a plate containing an opening and a series of slots and provided with designating characters relating to the slots, a shaft journaled and longitudinally movable in bearings on said plate and spring-retracted lengthwise, a knob on said shaft bearing characters relating to those of the slots and provided with a locking pin, a series of pin-holes in the outer shaft-bearing for engaging said pin, and stop-fingers extending at different angles from the shaft to be protruded, by turning it, through the respective slots, substantially for the purpose set forth.

5. A gage-device comprising a plate containing an opening and a series of slots and provided with designating characters relating to the slots, a shaft journaled and longitudinally movable in bearings on said plate and spring-retracted lengthwise therein, a knob on said shaft bearing characters relating to those of the slots and provided with a locking-pin, a series of pin-holes in the outer shaft-bearing for engaging said pin, stop-fingers extending at different angles from the shaft to be protruded, by turning it, through the respective slots, a gage-bar supported on said plate and movable on the face thereof, means for moving said bar, and a series of designating-characters on the plate With reference to Which said bar is movable, substantially for the purpose set forth.

6. A gage-device comprising a plate containing an opening anda series of slots, a shaft journaled on said plate and carrying stop-fingers extending at different angles therefrom to be protruded through the respective slots by turning the shaft, a gagebar having legs protruding through guideslots in the plate With a slide-strip connecting them on the under side of the plate, a second shaft journaled in bearings on the plate and connected With said legs for moving said bar, and a series of characters on the plate With reference to which said bar is movable, substantially for the purpose set forth.

7. A gage-device comprising a plate containing an opening and a series of slots, a shaft journaled on said plate and carrying stop-fingers extending from it at different angles to be protruded through the respective slots by turning the shaft, a gage-bar having legs projecting through guide-slots in the plate With a slide-strip connecting them on the under side of the plate, a second shaft journaled in bearings on the plate and connected With said legs for moving said bar, locking-means for said second shaft, and a series of characters on the plate With reference to which said bar is movable, substantially for the purpose set forth.

8. A gage-bar comprising a plate containing an opening and a series of slots, a shaft journaled on said plate and carrying stopingers extending at different angles therefrom to be protruded through the respective slots by turning the shaft, a gage-bar having bifurcated legs projecting through guideslots in the plate, with a slide-strip connecting them on the under side of the plate, a second shaft j ournaled and longitudinally movable in bearings on the plate and springretracted lengthwise therein, with arms extending from it and carrying a rod engaging said legs, a series of pin-holes describing an arc on the outer bearing of said second shaft, a knob on said second shaft carrying a finger provided With a pin for engaging said holes, and a series of characters on the plate With reference to which said bar is movable, substantially for the purpose set forth.

HERMAN C. VIZENTS.

In presence of- R. A. SCHAEFER, W. T. JoNns. 

